Port of Virginia to vote on new CEO

The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting next Thursday to vote on the recommendation of its search committee for a new executive director. The VPA, in a statement, did not name the winner of the job search, but indicated that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Oliver, who has led the port on an interim basis for the past year, was not selected. The name of the top candidate is being closely held by the board until the vote, spokesman Joe Harris said. Oliver stepped into the top role when Jerry Bridges stepped down, after more than five years, under pressure from state officials who believed the cargo business was underperforming. "We owe Rodney our thanks, and it i...